Can I buy these?

Call a place that installs hitches. Uhaul comes to mind.

Hank

On 8/24/2011 11:40 AM, micky wrote: ...

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Undoubtedly they were punched specifically for the size of (I presume) tube; it'll be unlikely you'll find them as a separate part unless the hitch vendor can supply them. If that is so, you'll probably think it's better to go retrieve them than pay the asking price I'd expect... :)

Of course, making one isn't any problem for any machine shop w/ a punch or a guy at home who's fairly adept w/ a torch (or, better yet, here's the excuse you've been waiting for for that plasma cutter :) ). Or, drill the hole of proper diameter and use a file to square out the corners is nothing but some time doing a repetitive piece of mindless work...

Oh, other thought...you likely can find a round washer w/ the hole for the carriage bolt (or a plow bolt) and then just grind two flats down to get the width on the outside.

If you're not going to reuse the hitch, I'd probably just let the new owner deal with it...

Check with a trailer supply or hitch installer. I bet they have them.

Steve

Kind of like these? 2" x 1" x 7/32" with a 9/16" square hole? These are left over from a Reese multi-fit Class 3 receiver hitch, model 37042

Yes! Exactly like those!!

Most DIY'ers don't have the punch...

Square holes? I have a drill bit which can drill square holes,,, in wood. cuhulin

On 8/25/2011 9:31 AM, Smitty Two wrote: ...

Doesn't mean anything to me....

I can't. I'm too busy mixing spotted paint...

With that right-handed paint stirrer ??

Honestly, a friend of mine DID make a spotted paint. It held together during storage, and sprayed or brushed on. He thought he would make a bunch of money on it but never did.

Go ahead, guys...burst my bubble...

Were the spots round?

Auto trunk interiors have been or were painted with it for years. :-)

TDD

fyi, when you post links like that, anything after the "?" can be deleted. works just fine and doesn't contain the encrypted tracer that connects back to any browsing habits database of you and your now linked "associates" who also clicked it.

find someone who knows a cutting torch and whip a couple out in 5 min.

Not...

What? Nobody makes plaid paint?

(tip of the hat to the old Warner Brothers (I think) cartoon from the

40s, where they had a pseudo-science teacher going over the special abilities of various animals. they showed a chameleon happily changing to match various backgrounds, and then they shoved a swatch of plaid behind him, and he lost it. more hilarious to see than read about.)